Spurs made necessary alterations to take Game 1

The Spurs made the proper adjustments to win Game 1 when they complied with Gregg Popovich’s plea to get more aggressive at both ends of the court.

What’s the Oklahoma City version of, “I want some nasty?”

From a city that houses the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, shouldn’t it be, “Ride ’em, cowboy?”

This series is about to get more physical, more so than most playoff series do from game to game, even this deep in the postseason. That’s because if the Thunder don’t have a response to the Spurs’ increased aggression, they know they have no shot at winning Game 2 or the series.

It’s how the Spurs adjust to what is certain to be Oklahoma City’s stronger showing that will determine the course of tonight’s game. The simple answer is to execute their offense with more precision. The Spurs forced things too often in the first half of Game 1, when they committed 14 turnovers. If the Spurs move the ball more crisply in Game 2, no increase in Thunder physicality will matter against shooters who are wide open.